Tag: israel
Guest commentary: Arab Spring puts religious freedom at risk
Christian women attend a service in Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in greater Cairo, Egypt, last month. There are an estimated 10 million Christians in ... Read More
Christians are both thriving, beleaguered in Israel
Orthodox Christians take photos of a dove on the feast of Epiphany at Qasr el Yahud baptism site, Israel By DAVID ROSENBERG / THE MEDIA ... Read More
Gaza Christians long for days before Hamas cancelled Christmas
Christians in Gaza say they face intimidation and arrest over Christmas celebrations since Hamas took charge in 2007. Photograph: APAimages/Rex Features Phoebe Greenwood in Gaza ... Read More
Israel’s Red Carpet for Christian Pilgrims
Pilgrims pray at the St. George’s monastery (Photo: Matthew Bell) By Matthew Bell 16/12/2011 Christians are a tiny minority in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. ... Read More
France to criminalize denial of the Armenian Genocide
Turkish Premier Tayyip Erdogan Martin Barillas 17/12/2011 French president Nicholas Sarkozy’s party has introduced legislation in that nation’s legislature that would make illegal the denial ... Read More
Christ’s light enlightens all
Milena Faustova 16/12/2011 Moscow Times A torch lit from lamps in a church built at the place where Jesus Christ was born in the Israeli ... Read More
A Christmas journey part 3: ‘Tis the season
Ramallah – Wadi Qelt – Beir Zeit – Ramallah: popping into summer. Read More
ADL: Rabbinate needs wake-up call on anti-Christian spitting attacks
Abe Foxman, chairman of the ADL. Photo by: AP By Raphael Ahren 16.12.11 Ugly practice comes into spotlight again after court dismiss indictment of an ... Read More
PA struggles to fund Bethlehem Church Renovation
Greek Orthodox clergymen clean the floor of the Nativity Church, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of Orthodox and Armenian ... Read More
IDF and COGAT to Make Accommodations for Christian Palestinians During the Christmas Holiday
Archive: Civil Admininstration Officer Meets With Dar-Almalkh Council Heads 14/12/2011 Today, head of the Bethlehem District Coordination and Liaison Office (DCL), Lt. Read More